Tadorna casarca, Macg., Brit. B., vol. ii, p. 168, 1842 ; Degl. & Gerbe, Orn. Ear., t. ii, p. 501,
1867 ; Doderl., Avif. Sicil., p. 257, 1869 ; Dresser, B. Ear., pt. xlii, 1875.
Anas aurmtia, Marsil., Danub., v, pi. liv (teste von Eeuglin).
a . b . t ? Sand banks of Tapeng river, 4th February 1875.
Common about Bhamô and in the Sanda valley.
Genus S p a t u l a , Boie.
2 3 0 . S p a t u l a c l t p e a t a , Linn.
Le souclet, Buff., PI. Enl., 971, 972, 1786.
Anas clypeata, Linn., Syst. Nat., t. i, p. 200, 1766; Gm., Syst. Nat., t. i, p. 518, 1788; Mdn^tr.,
Cat. Rais. Zool. Caucas., p. 57, 1S321 Demid. Voy., Bd. iii, p. 289,1840; Yarrell, Brit. B-.,
vol. iii, p. 147, 1848; Middend., Reis., p. 238, 1851; Sundev., Svensk. Fogl., iviii, p. 6, 1856;
Schleg., Vög. Nederl., pi. 295, 1858; Schrenck, Reis., p. 481, 1859; Radde, p. 873, 1868;
David, N. Archives Mus., t. vii, p. 18, 1871; Severtzoff, Turkest. Jevotn., 1878, p. 70 ;
Palmen, Journ. für Omith., 1876, p. 56.
Rhynchäspis clypeata, Steph., in Shaw’s Gen. Zool., vol. xii, pt. 2, p. 115, 1824; Gould, B. Eur.,.
pi. 860, 1887 ; Maegill., B. Brit., vol. v, p. 74, 1852; Brehm, Naum., 1855, p. 298; Lind er m.,
Vög. Griech., p. 162, 1860 ; Loche, Explor. Sei. Alger., t. ii, p. 374, 1867; Shelley, B.
Egypt, p. 285, 1872.
Spatula clypeata, Flem., Brit. Anim., p. 128, 1828; Gray, Gen. B., vol. iii, p. 615, 1845; Blyth,.
Cat. B., Mus. As. Soc., Bengal, p. 808,1849; Jerdon, B. Ind., vol. iii, p. 796, 1864; Degl.
& Gerbe, Om. Eur., Bd. ii, p. 508, 1867 ; Doderl., Avif. Sicil., p. 257, 1869; Godwin-Austen,.
Joum. As. Soc., Bengal, vol. xxxix, p. 275, 1870; Gray, Handl. B., vol. iii, p. 85, 1871;
Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1871, p. 418 ; Salvad., Faun. ItaL, p. 257, 1871; Holdsw., Proc.
Zool. Soc., 1872, p. 479; Hume, Stray Feathers, 1873, p. 260; Adam., t. c«, p. 402; Gould,
B. Brit., vol. v, pl. xiv, 1878; Heugl., Orn., N. O. Afr., p. 1881,1873; Ball, Stray Feathers,
1874, p. 437; Stoliczka, t. c., p. 465; id., 1875, p. 220; Irby, B. Gibr., p. 197, 1875; Blanford,
East. Pers., p. 801, 1876; Butler & Hume, Stray Feathers, 1876, p. 2 8 ; Scully, t. c.,
p. 199; Fairbank, t. c., p. 264 ;• Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 420;. Butler, Stray Feathers, 1877,
p. 284.
Clypeata macrorkynchus, platyriynchus, pomarina et brachyrkynchus, Brehm, Handb. Nat. Vög.
Deutsch!1., pp. 376 and 879, 1831.
a. $ Bhamo, January 1868.
I. <j> Banks of Tapeng river, 3rd February 1875.
Not uncommon in suitable localities.
Genus Q u e r q u e d u l a , Stephens-
2 3 1 . Q u e r q u e d u l a c r e c o a , linn.
La petite Sarcelle, Briss. Qm., t. vi, p. 436,1760; Buff., PI. Enl., x, pl. xciv.
Anas crecca, Linn., Syst. Nat., t. i, p. 204, 1766; M6n6tr., Gat. Rais. Zool. Caucase, p. 57, 1832;
Nordm., in Demid. Voy. Brissee Mer., Bd. iii, p. 290, 1840; Yarrell, Br. B., vol. iii, p. 185,
1843; Middend., Sibir. Reis., p. 238, 1851; Schl. & Susem., Vog. Eur., pt. xii, taf. 1, 1854;
' Sundev., Sv. Fogl., pl. lix, fig. 5, 1856; Schl., Vog. Nederl, pl. 296, 1858; Jaub. et Barth.,
Lapomm. Rich. Om., p. 515, 1859 ; .Schrenk, Reis. Amurl., p. 474, 1889; Linderm., Vog.
Griechen!, p. 161, 1860; Radde, Reis. Sibir., Bd. ii, p. 867, 1863; Severtzoff, Turkest.
Jevotn., 1878, p. 7 0 ; Blyth & Walden, Joum. As. Soc., Bengal, vol. xliv, extra No., p. 166,
1875; Schalow, Joum. für Omith., 1876, p. 1 8 ; Palmen, t. c., p, 57.
Querquedula crecca, Steph. Gen. Zoo!, vol. xii, p. 146, 1826; Gould, B. Eur., vol. v, p ! 862,
1837; Gray, Gen. B., vol. iii, p. 616, 1845 ; Blyth, Cat. B. Mus., As. Soc., Bengal, p. 805*
1849; Maegill., Br. B., v, p. 48, 1852; Jerdon, B. Ind., vol. iii, p. 806, 1864; Loche, Exp!
Sei. Alger., t. ii, p. 878, 1867; Deg! e t Gerbe, Om. Eur., Bd. ii, .p. 521, 1867; Doder!,
Avif. Sicil., p. 268, 1869; Godwin-Austen, Joum. As. Soc., Bengal, vol. xxxix, p. 275,
1870; Blanford, Geo! &Zoo! Abyss., p. 438, 1870; Gray, Hand! B., vol. iii, p. 83, 1871;
Swinhoe, Proc. Zoo! Soc., 1871, p. 418; Sharpe & Dresser, B. Eur., p t. 1, 1871; Holdsw.,
Proc. Zoo! Soc., 1872, p. 479; Shelley, B. Egypt, p. 286, 1872; Salvad., Faun. ItaL,
p. 262, 1872; Henders. & Hume, Lahore to Yarkand, p. 297, 1878; Gould, B. Gt. Br., vol. v,
p. 16, 1878; Hume, Stray Feathers, 1878, p. 2 62; Adam., t. c .,'p . 40 2 ; Ball, Stray
Feathers, 1874, p. 438; Stoliczta, t. c., p. 465; Irby, B. Gibr., p. 201, 1875 ; Hume, Stray
Feathers, 1875, p. 193; Blanford, East. Pers., p. 801, 1876; Wharton, Ibis, 1876, p. 28;
Dresser, t. c., p. 419; Hume, Stray Feathers, 1877, p. 4 7 ; Butler, t. c., p. 234.
Nettion crecca, Kaup., N a tu r! Syst., p. 95, 1829.
Querquedula subcrecca, Brehm, Vög. Eur., p. 885,1831.
Querquedula creccoides, id.> t. c., p. 885, 1831.
a. Bham6, 6th February 1868.
b. Tamilone, 3rd February 1875.
Common in the old river-courses about Bhamft, and along the Tapeng, and
in the Sanda valley.
232. Q u e r q u e d u l a f a l c a t a , Pallas.
Anas falcata, Pallas (Georgi), Reise. Russ. Reichs., p. 167,1775; Brandt, Descr. et icoues, Anim.
Ross. Nov. Aves, fasc. i, p ! iii, 1886; Bree, B. Eur., iv, p. 150, 1866 ; Schl., Mus. P.-B.
Anseres, p. 72, 1866; Midd., Sibir. Reise, p. 281, taf. xxi, fig. 2, 1867.
Anas falcaria, Pal!, Reise. Russ. Reichs., t. iii, p. 701, 1776.
Querquedula falcaria, Eyton, Monogr. Anat., p. 126, 1888.
Querquedula falcata, Bonap., Rev. Crit. Om., Eur. Deg!, p. 198, 1850; Deg! & Gerbe, Ora.,
Eur., Bd. ii, p. 526, 1867; Sharpe & Dresser, B. Eur., pt. ii, 1871; Gray, Hand! B., vo!
iii, p. 84, 1871; Hume, Stray Feathers, 1876, p. 225.
JSunelta falcata, Bonap., Compt. Rend., xliii, p. 650, 1856; Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871
p. 419.
Anas (Querqitedula) falcata, Schrenck, Reise. Amur!, p. 476, 1859 ; Radde, Reise. Ost., Sib p
869, 1868.
Querquedula multicolor, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 67.
a. b. ? Tamilone, Tapeng, 4th February 1875.
After careful examination of the ducks in the British Museum, the falcated
Teal was the only one with which the above specimen seemed to agree.